September 15th, 2009

Qamar Ad-Din is dried apricot paste, the origin of Qamar Ad-Din is Syria. Sharab Qamar Ad-Din is a very poplular drink for breaking the fast in the month of Ramadan. Qamar Ad-Din is also used with various recipes such as Mhlabiyeh (Qamar Ad-din Pudding) and Nqou’eiyeh (Qamar Ad-Din cooked with rice).

Let’s Make Sharab Qamar Ad-Din:

1, 2, 3, 4. Bring sheet dried apricot paste, and measure 250 g of it

5, 6, 7, 8. Cut the sheet into pieces.

9, 10. Put 3 tablespoons sugar in a jug.

11, 12. Add 350 ml water to sugar, and stir to dissolve.

13, 14, 15, 16. Add dried apricot pieces to the mixture of water and sugar, and keep it in the refrigerator for 24 hours to soak.

17, 18, 19, 20. After 24 hours, pour the mixture into the blender, and run the blender few times.

21, 22, 23, 24. Add 100 ml water and 50 g ice cubes to the drink, and run the blender few times till all dried apricot pieces dissolve.

25, 26. Place a stainless steel mesh strainer over your bowl and pour the drink through the strainer.

27, 28. Use a spoon and press against the strainer to extract as much pure drink as possible.

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